N-acetyl-beta-neuraminic acid

Description: Sodium aceneuramate, a sodium salt of aceneuramic acid (sialic acid), serves as an efficacious inhalant expectorant. Upon inhalation, it alleviates airway inflammation and facilitates the production of sputa with reduced viscosity in bronchitic rabbits, mirroring the characteristics of normal air-way secretions. Smiles: [C@H]([C@@H](CO)O)(O)[C@]1([C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@@H](O)C[C@](C(O)=O)(O)O1)[H]